Johan Olof Wallin
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The Most Reverend Johan Olof Wallin |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Appointed | 1837 |
| In office | 1837-1839 |
| Predecessor | Carl von Rosenstein |
| Successor | Carl Fredrik af Wingård |
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| Consecration | 28 March 1824 by Carl von Rosenstein |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
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| Born |
15 October 1779 Stora Tuna, Dalarna, Sweden |
| Died | 30 June 1839 (aged 59) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Parents | Johan Abraham Wallin Beata Charlotta Harkman |
| Spouse | Anna Maria Dimander (1810-1839) |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
Johan Olof Wallin, (15 October 1779 – 30 June 1839), was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden between 1837-1839. He is most remembered today for his hymns.
He was born in Stora Tuna in Dalarna (now part of Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County) as the oldest son in a large family, and went to school in Falun. His parents did not have much money, but because he was a bright student he managed to get enrolled at the University of Uppsala in 1799. Four years later he obtained his Master of Arts, and after another three years he was ordained minister.
While he was studying, he got his first poem published in Upsala tidningar (1802). The following years he wrote and translated several other poetic works, and received several awards from the Swedish Academy for his work. Among his awarded works were translatations of Horace and Virgil; and for a song about Gustav III he was awarded the high sum of 200 ducats. His poetry was, however, by some considered too rhetorical and out-dated compared to the then flourishing Romantic poets. Wallin did not take the criticism light-hearted, but adapted to the new style which was more emotional and less influenced by the Latin poets.
In 1810 he married Anna Maria Dimander. In the same year, he was elected to the Swedish Academy. In addition to this, he took upon himself to commission the creation of a new Swedish book of hymns. The project was finished in 1816. It was approved by King in 1819, and printed the same year. Of the 500 hymns, Wallin had written 128, translated 23, and involved himself in the revision of another 178. Additionally the structure or arrangement of the hymnal was mainly his creation. In 1827, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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